Saw the new western by Kevin Costner tonight, first impression it was ok, had a great bloody large scale shoot out at the end that was done well, hardly any music and not enough atmospherics though (did have a good downpour that flooded the streets of the town), and they would have helped in my opinion. The love angle with Costner and Benning was a bit contrived though.

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Saw the new western by Kevin Costner tonight, first impression it was ok, had a great bloody large scale shoot out at the end that was done well, hardly any music and not enough atmospherics though (did have a good downpour that flooded the streets of the town), and they would have helped in my opinion. The love angle with Costner and Benning was a bit contrived though.

I can not believe that no one has gone to see this western. First western to come along in a while and it should be a given that board members should critique it.It has to be playing in the major cities, maybe not in Europe yet but come on what gives?

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"When you feel that rope tighten on your neck you can feel the devil bite your ass"!

barkeep. two whiskeys...... wait for the dvd/vhs and you loose the powereful cinematography. saw open range on a sultry afternoon . i totally cracked up when duvallserves breakfast in bed for the sheriff. it's unique to see money set aside for once and something much more important anted up to make a man stand and put his life on the line .

I saw Open Range, the Costner's movie. I prefer Dance with wolfes...And I really prefer Leone's westerns. Open Range is a good movie, but just if you want to kill 2 hours...It's not like Sergio Leone's movies, with emotions, great fights, marvellous score of Morricone, the master of the cinema songs (not in Mission to Mars)...

I thought Open Range was a well made western. It dragged it some parts . Not on the level as Leone but it was still a pretty good one. I thought the gun shot effects were the best I have ever heard in a movie. Turn it up load and listen, they will make you jump! The bar scene and the end shootout. I respect Costner, as least he is trying to still make movies in the genre, when others wouldn't even think of touching it.

I respect Costner too, he is a good actor and a good director. And it's true, the sound, the landscape...a re beautifull. And the scene in the bar is very very good; but I was not enjoying as I see a Leone western, it's just that, but I don't think it's a bad movie

But I like, I love Morricone; he is my favorite "scorer"; but I find that the Mission to Mars score is not the better; I find that it'is more at the end that at the begining of my favorite score. For an example, when I listen the Claudia Cardinal theme, I want to cry (I don't cry, it's an expression) such as I listen Mission to Mars, nothing appends. But I dont say I hate...

Kermit, I agree with you.Many new movies don't really use the potential of the"big" screen while every Costners movies(starting withDances w Wolves) did. It does relate to many of us taking pictures, at least me for sure, always to far fromthe subject, once developped, you need a magnifyingglass to recognise who on it.